AGE contribution to CoE Committee on Bioethics Consultation on Involuntary Treatment and Placement for people with mental disorders

The Council of Europe (CoE) Committee on Bioethics has decided to draft an Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, concerning the protection of the human rights and dignity of persons with mental disorders with regard to involuntary placement and involuntary treatment. AGE's answer to their consultation focuses on the rights and challenges of involuntary treatment and placement of older persons with age-related mental disorders, in particular those with dementia. Our contribution refers to the exercise of rights, monitoring procedures and emergency situations, highlighting the specific situation of older persons not able to consent.

For AGE the following principles should be integrated in the protocol:

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